SERUMS
Ten (10) Tips for Caregivers and...
Maintain current connections with friends and family. Make the effort to stay connected to those already in your life. If possible, call friends and schedule coffee or lunch. Pick up the phone and call one person per day for a short conversation. Who haven’t you talked to for a while? This week I intentionally reached
THE CAREGIVERS’ LIVING ROOM A Blog...
Trying to balance work while caregiving for a family member or friend can feel frantic and impossible. It’s exhausting to prop up a fiction that we “should” be able to manage everything, all at once, by ourselves. But now, there is hope that workplaces everywhere will embed caregiver support that will draw and retain talented
SeniorsAloud: FIND YOUR TRIBE
Find your tribe – buddies who will be your support system as you journey through life in your later years. – LILY FU Just a few decades ago, the multi-generational home was the norm. Up to four generations would live together under one roof. Today it would be a challenge to find two generations of
Jane Fonda (!) and me on...
I’ve admired Jane Fonda all my life, from her “Hanoi Jane” days, when I was a teenager marching against the Vietnam War, to her “Fire Drill Friday” demands for climate activism, when I returned to the U.S. Capitol to get arrested in solidarity. So it was a thrill to be paired with her for this
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) Threat to...
Prevention is the secret to longevity. – Mencius Aging in Place Yesterday I was taking care of urology patients. Let me translate that, people who had bladder cancer and were being treated with chemotherapy drugs instilled in their bladders. I’m going to give you a terrible analogy, but one that will stick with you
PLANNING FOR THE LONG TERM
I am 71 years old, and like many seniors in my age group, I sometimes wonder what my exit from life will look like. Despite my daily efforts to eat well, exercise and maintain an active lifestyle, anything could happen. After all, illness does not discriminate. Recently, I watched a beautiful movie starring James
DON’T GET LOST IN TECHNOLOGY
Instructors who conduct courses for seniors must bear in mind that older people learn differently from younger people. – LILY FU Older seniors in their 70s and above are finding themselves lagging behind in a world that is increasingly becoming unfamiliar to them – the world of technology. Doing things the old way has almost
About Aging Parents: Happy New Year...
Another new year is upon us. Happy New Year 2025! I hope you all had Happy Holidays whatever you celebrate and are settling in to more normal times. The news was scary yesterday with the terrorist attack in New Orleans and the explosion of the Tesla truck in Las Vegas in front of Trump Tower.
Let’s Come Together for YODA –...
I’m kicking off 2025 with a big new idea: let’s come together and talk about age and power. I’ve dubbed it YODA, for Youngers and Olders Dismantling Ageism, and NextAvenue just published my article about it. These conversations could take place at any scale and any context. They would:• derail old. vs. young framing;• identify
Women Weight and Aging in Place
As a physician concerned with the significant impact of obesity health, it is my mission to encourage children and adults to take control of their own lifestyle choices. – Margaret Cuomo Aging in Place Here is an excerpt from my book. Women, Aging and Myths: 10 Steps to Loving Your Long Life. This is
